The Portal

The Portal, 9781760524098 (1760524093), Murdoch Books, 1970

For thousands of years, the question has been asked: How do you get through the turbulence of life?

We are hurtling towards a pivotal moment for humanity, a point in time when what we do next could determine the future of our species. Economic, environmental, technological and humanitarian experts suggest we are nearing an unrecoverable crisis point for life on our planet. It’s a situation that historian and cognitive scientist Noam Chomsky describes as a perfect storm, one that could lead to a breakdown of civilisation as we know it unless something changes—fast

On a personal level, it seems that no matter where you travel or who you meet, people are feeling the intensity of modern life, and are struggling to find happiness and focus amid its relentless turbulence. Technology, the internet, the smartphone: they were all going to make our lives simpler, weren’t they? We have made incredible technological advances, and we in the West have access to more abundance than ever before, but how are we actually feeling right now? Our minds and hearts are taking a battering and, for many people, it’s hard to tell whether things are getting better—or worse.

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